Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Colton, CA, licensed for up to 96 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #12 of 14 centers in Colton and has more citations per inspection than 78% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as LPAs observed that of the 6 staff observed in the 4 preschool classrooms, only 2 staff were determined to be qualified as teachers, while the other staff have certificates on file whose accreditation could not be validated at this time which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as facility did not ensure children's bedding did not come into contact with one another as blankets and bedding from different children were seen touching one another due to being placed together in a hamper which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
1 (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:(1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. Based on LPAs own observations and staffs own admission, the facility did not comply with the section cited above. 1 Director agrees to make an agenda for items to be discussed for a meeting on 10/14/2024, and submit to the department by
Personnel Requirements: Request a transfer of a criminal record clearance as specified in Section 101170(f). Based on record review, the facilty did not comply with the section cited above. In reviewing staff associations, it was determined that 2 of the staff present were not associated to the facility. 1 Director agrees to associate S1 and S2 to the license/program where the staff will be working in/for. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 5 persons, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Kindercare Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Kindercare Learning Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 27, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in Colton?
It is #12 of 14 centers in Colton by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 78% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?
Feb 26, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Kindercare Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kindercare Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Bernardino County, which includes Colton, was $835 a month for preschoolers (about $1,050 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Kindercare Learning Center?
The licensee is Knowledge Universe, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Kristen Garnatz.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 364804251 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.